# Accident 19910228003649A: Piper PA22150, Springfield, MO, February 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Downtown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2103° N, 93.3497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2103&lon=-93.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3658P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3658P-1996-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 814 total, 66 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910228003649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRONG CROSSWIND PICKED UP A WING AND TAIL,BLOWING AIRCRAFT OFF RUNWAY AND FLIPPING IT OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA100), Feb 28, 1991: Piper PA-22-150 (N3658P), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR EVALUATION OF HIGH WIND CONDITIONS AND THE SUBSEQUENT INABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WINDS. RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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